I’m working from memory and photos as I paint this landscape. Unlike my previous painting, which is semi-abstract, this one is turning out more tonalist.
The canvas is 18″ x 36″ and this is an oil painting.
I’m adjusting two areas right now: The color of the sand and the way that the water gets darker [...]
This morning, the light was bright enough to continue painting this landscape.
I made the sky brighter around the moon, enhanced the reflected light and dark areas, and generally worked on the temperature (warm or cool colors) throughout the painting.
It’s within a day or two of being ready to varnish and frame. I’m pleased with [...]
It’s another start, and it’s a good one. This is the beginning of a painting showing how dawn looks in northern Maine, along the coast. I’m working with reference photos taken one early morning near the Canadian border, as well as memories of how simple–but rich–the colors were.
Right now, many areas are just [...]
After nearly a week in New England, including lots of coastal Maine, I returned home full of enthusiasm and creative visions.
Upon returning to Texas, my first step was to buy a stack of large-ish canvases, generally 20″ x 26″ or larger. Then, I started several paintings. As of noon today, I’ve started five [...]
Today was the second day of working on this painting. I think that in two more days, maybe three, this will be completed. On the right is a photo of how it looked the first day. It was okay… but not great. Neither the colors nor the values were right, though [...]
Early Thursday morning, I took about 50 photos in George Bush Park as the sun was coming up. The colors were especially warm and vivid because the sunrise was almost orange. I want to paint several variations from those photos.
This photo, at right, is one of half a dozen that I’ve combined in [...]
Today, I worked on a couple of paintings including one from some photos that I took around Kennebunk. That’s one of them on the right. I’ve combined elements from several photos in the tone sketch that’s the basis of the painting.
Yesterday, I did a rough sketch on canvas board, and then I added [...]
